''Feu de garde'' is a 2024 studio album by Canadian
indie pop group
Bibi Club
Bibi Club is a Canadian indie pop musical duo, consisting of Nicolas Basque and Adèle Trottier-Rivard.Dave MacIntyre"Montreal, meet Bibi Club, the king and queen of living room party music" ''Cult MTL'', March 2, 2023.
Basque is a member of Plant ...
. It has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception
This was the album of the week in the Canadian edition of ''
Billboard
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'', where Kerry Doole noted that the album was getting good reviews and displays the group's signature sound of "pulsating keyboards, driving guitars, melodic vocals and thoughtful lyrics".
Writing for ''
BrooklynVegan
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'', Bill Pearis also declared this album of the week, writing that it "feel
instantly transportive, tapping into old memories or hitting an emotion center that you didn't know you had" and praising the "wistful breeze blowing through these 11 songs that make you want to close your eyes, sway and feel it blow across your cheek".
In ''
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...
'', Alex Hudson rated this album a 9 out of 10, comparing the music to
Stereolab and declaring it "one of 2024's must-hear strokes of genius, crossing linguistic borders with its expression of understated, comforting beauty".
Track listing
All songs written by Nicolas Basque and Adèle Trottier-Rivard
#"La terre" – 3:22
#"Parc de Beauvoir" – 3:03
#"Shloshlo" – 3:07
#"Le feu" – 3:51
#"you can wear a jacket or a shirt" – 3:19
#"Les guides" – 2:21
#"L'île aux bleuets" – 3:25
#"Samedi / le lit" – 2:48
#"ce qui va disparaître" – 1:49
#"Nico" – 3:55
#"Rue du Repos" – 3:09
Personnel
Bibi Club
*Nicolas Basque – bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, vocals, drum
programming,
field recording,
production
*Adèle Trottier-Rivard – synthesizer, drums,
congas
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, percussion, vocals, production
Additional personnel
*Lévi Basque – bells
*Noé Basque – bells
*Emma Broughton – vocals
*Ali Chant –
mixing
*Matt Colton –
audio mastering
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Helena Deland
Helena Deland is a Canadian singer-songwriter. To date she has released five EPs: ''Drawing Room'' (2016) and ''From the Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied"'' Vol. I, II, III & IV (2018) that she has written and composed. Her first one-pi ...
– vocals
*Camille Delean – vocals
*Mili Hong – drums
*Eugénie Jobin – vocals
*Mischa Karam – vocals
*Robin Love – vocals
*Niklas Lueger – assistant mixing
*Safia Nolin – vocals
*Carmel Scurti-Belley – vocals
*Marie-Christine Trottier – flute
*Mégane Voghell – artwork
*Daniel Yates – artwork,
graphic design
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See also
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2024 in Canadian music
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List of 2024 albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in or scheduled for release in 2024. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters
Mastering, a form of audio post production, is the process of preparing ...
References
External links
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2024 albums
Bibi Club albums
2020s French-language albums
Secret City Records albums